Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Official community area

Calumet Heights permit processing times

For 1,129 issued permits in Calumet Heights, the median processing time was 0 days; 75% were issued within 9 days.

Records checked1,1292021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within9 days75% of records
Long-wait edge35 days90% of records
Evidence1,129issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
52.3%
1–7 days
20.5%
8–30 days
16.4%
31–90 days
6.3%
91+ days
4.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212090 days4 days26 days
20222320 days8.5 days29 days
20231810 days12 days30 days
20241752 days13 days39 days
20252122 days10 days58 days
2026*1201 day8 days15 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days17 days755
Avalon Park0 days11 days1,045
Calumet Heights0 days9 days1,129
Chicago Lawn0 days12 days2,383
Dunning0 days9 days1,934
East Side0 days8 days823
Edison Park0 days18 days735
Forest Glen0 days17 days1,297